toki pi tan lon
toki pi tan lon (toki Inli: argument) li jo e toki open e toki pini. toki open li lon la, toki pini li lon. toki pi tan lon li pana e sona pona tawa jan, e lon tawa toki pini.
kule noka pi toki pi tan lon
[o ante | o ante e toki ilo]
kule pi toki li toki kiwen li toki ken. toki open en toki pini li jo e lon.
toki kiwen pi tan lon
[o ante | o ante e toki ilo]toki kiwen pi tan lon (toki Inli: deductive argument) la, toki open li kama pi alasa lon e lon pi toki pini. tan ni: lon kiwen la, toki open li lon la, toki pini li lon. taso ni li powe: toki open li lon la, toki pini li ala. toki kiwen pi tan lon li ken toki e toki pi "lon awen"
sama ni: nimi A=B en nimi B=C li lon la, A=C li lon.
anu ni: pipi kon ali li ken sewi (toki open=lon) en soweli pi ken sewi ale li waso (toki open=ala) la, pili kon ali li waso (toki open=lon).
ken pilin la toki open li lon la, ni li wile kama e toki pini; kin la, ni li lon kiwen.
kule pi toki kiwen
[o ante | o ante e toki ilo]kule pi toki kiwen (toki Inli: validity) la, toki kiwen pi tan lon li ken lon kiwen (toki Inti: valid) anu ken lon ko (toki Inli: invalid). toki li lon kiwen la, nimi "toki open li lon" en nimi "toki pini li ala" li ken ala, lon ken pi ale ma; kin la, lon ko la, nimi "toki open li lon" en nimi "toki pini li ala" li ken lon, lon ma.
sama ni:
- jan Elina ale li jan, en jan ale li ken moli la, jan Elina ale li ken moli.
ni li lon kiwen tan ni: toki open li lon la, toki pini li lon.
- jan Elina li lon li jan sona pi alasa sona, en jan sona pi alasa sona li lon li ike la, jan Elina li lon li ike. ni li lon ko tan ni: jan sona ike li ken ale lon ma ante.
- mi ale li pakala anu mi ale li pona la; mi ale li pona ala la, mi ale li pakala. ni li lon kiwen.
- jan li lon li jan esun la; jan esun li lon li esun pona la, jan li lon li esun pona. ni li lon ko tan ante ni:
- jan li lon li moku e kasi la; soweli pi moku kasi li lon li soweli wawa la, jan li lon li soweli wawa. ni li lon ko.
kule pi lon pona
[o ante | o ante e toki ilo]toki pi tan lon li lon kiwen la, toki pini li lon la, toki pi tan lon li lon pona (toki Inli: sound).
toki ken pi tan lon
[o ante | o ante e toki ilo]toki ken pi tan lon (toki Inli: inductive reasoning) li toki e ni: ken pi toki pini li kama e lon pi toki pini.